La Leche League Groups of Chester County, Pennsylvania

La Leche League is an international, nonprofit, nonsectarian organization dedicated to
providing support, encouragement, information, and education to women who want to breastfeed.
All breastfeeding mothers and pregnant women interested in breastfeeding are welcome to come
to our free meetings or call our Leaders for breastfeeding help. Attending La Leche League
meetings can help you learn about breastfeeding from other nursing mothers. At these monthly
meetings, mothers share not only their questions and concerns but also the benefits and joys
of breastfeeding. Knowing other women who have breastfed their babies can be helpful and reassuring.
It is also important to have accurate, up-to-date information.

Please note: We want mom and baby to get a healthy start; that means learning about breastfeeding together in a safe place. Please help to protect the little ones by observing this simple guideline: If you or any of your family members is exhibiting symptoms of illness at the time of the meeting, and/or has had a fever within the 24 hours preceding the meeting, we ask that you not attend -- please call or email a Leader with your breastfeeding questions instead.

A continuing series of four monthly meetings is based on the information found in The Womanly
Art of Breastfeeding and covers:

Meeting I: The Importance of Breastfeeding

What makes breastmilk the superior infant food?

How does nursing provide "health insurance" for baby?

What are the advantages to mother? other family members?

Meeting II: Baby Arrives: The Family & The Breastfed Baby

How does the baby get started breastfeeding?

How often and how long should the baby nurse?

What is father's role? other children? grandparents?

How do meals and housework get done with a new baby?

Is it possible to breastfeed and go back to work?

Meeting III: The Art of Breastfeeding and Avoiding Difficulties

What can be done if mother's milk supply gets low?

What if baby seems fussy all the time?

How do other parents handle night time waking?

Can sore nipples be helped? or prevented?

Meeting IV: Starting Solids, Weaning and Family Nutrition

When and how should baby start solid foods?

What are the best foods to feed a baby? a toddler?

How can family eating habits be improved?

When and how do you wean?

La Leche League's basic manual, The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding, is for sale or loan at meetings. Also available is a lending library containing books covering all aspects of breastfeeding, childbirth, parenting and nutrition.

Please note: This Group meets in a room with a lot of active toys, and the mothers who attend often bring their toddlers and preschoolers as well as their babies.There is generally more of a "playgroup atmosphere" at these meetings than at our evening Groups, which tend to be quieter.

The membership fee helps support local Groups, our Area and the international organization.
Members receive a discount on registration for our annual Area Conference, and other benefits
may be available. LLL membership is not required to receive telephone help or to be a welcome
part of our meetings. Yearly memberships are offered at the $25, $40, or $100 levels, and may
be purchased or renewed in person at a meeting, by mail using our
printable membership flyer (.pdf format) or online using Paypal.

La Leche League Leaders are experienced breastfeeding mothers who are accredited by La Leche League
International (LLLI) to help mothers and mothers-to-be with all aspects of breastfeeding. Leaders are
ready to offer encouragement, support, information, and practical help to both mothers and interested
medical professionals through monthly meetings and telephone help. All shared information of a medical
nature has been approved by the LLLI Health Advisory Council.

Leaders are volunteers working from their homes. For 24-hour breastfeeding assistance, call the LLL Breastfeeding Helpline at 1-877-4-LALECHE (1-877-452-5324). This call is toll-free. For non-urgent breastfeeding help and support, visit: